Wire fencing and the like.



A. W. STOREY.

WIRE FENCING AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED 001'. 19, mm

1,071,822. Patented Sept. 2,1913.

, u TED sures PATENT OFFICE.

mnnnw WILLIAM. s'ronnir, or rmwroir EATH, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, Assremor.

r0 BRITISH rmmroncnn concnmn ENGINEERING company LIMITED, or WEST- W B' FEN IN AND THE P MINSTER, ENGLAND.

Specification of etters Patent.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

Application filed October 19, 1912. Serial No. 726,621.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANDREW WILLIAM STOREY, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Wellington street, Newton Heath, Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, England, have invented new and useful Improvements in Wire Fencing and the Like, of which the following is a specification. 4

My invention relates to improvements in wire fencin and the like, particularly to fencing ma ein long lengths or rolls, such as are made into electrically welded fences and subsequently galvanized. In manufacturing such wire fencing it has been heretofore customary to use round wire, which in the thicker gages is diflicult to roll up, and so bulky that the shipping rates are costly, and in the case of an electrically welded fence where the cross wires are welded to the longitudinal wires, there is only a small point of contact where the wires meet or cross each other. Again when galvanizing a roll of such electrically welded or like fencing it is necessary to draw it through a pot or tank of molten zinc or spelter, and in doing so an unnecessary ainount of that metal hangs on the underside of the wire, as it comes out of the pot, thereby causing a serious loss besides seriously deteriorating the commercial value of the fencing.

According to my invention I make the wire in an oval or with one side or both sides flattened to such a shape that the wire is less in cross section in one way. In making the fence with wires so formed and placing the fiat or wider sides together in such a manner that it will cause the narrow side to be drawn through and out of the molten spelter bath, I thereby eflect agreat saving in the quantity of spelter that would adhere to a round wire of equal area, and -I also obviate the ugly lumps which spoil its commercial value. It will also be understood that where the wires meet or cross I obtain a greater area for welding purposes. It will be further seen that the narrow way of the wire so formed will enable the fencing to roll up more readil and in less space. For example a roll say fi ty yards in length will be of less diameter than a rollof ordinary fencing made of the customary round wire, which considerably affects the shipping rate. Further the fencing will be easier to unroll and will resist greater strains when in position.

I illustrate my invention by the acc0mpanying sheet of drawings, in which-- Flgure l represents a roll ,of electrically welded or like fencing made of round wires, and shows the lumps or blobs of spelter adhering to the same thus rendering the article of little or no value commercially. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a roll of my improved electrically welded fencing made of wires of oval or like flattened section. Fig. 4 is a transverse section of Fig. 3.

As will be seen on referring to these views the round wires a in Figs. 1 and 2 have lumps or blobs a of spelter adhering to.

them thus seriously depreciating the commercial value of the article. Further the wires being round in cross-section there is only a small contact area and a considerable depth of weld is essential in order to secure them together at the points where the transverse or weft wires cross the longitudinal or warp wires. Lastly the wires being round in cross-section renders the fencing diflicult to roll up and increases the bulk and conse quently freightage.

In my improved electrically Welded or like wire fencing, however, as represented in Figs. 3 and 4 the wires 6 being of oval or equivalent flattened section there is a greater area of contact when electrically welded and consequently less depth of weld is required to obtain complete union and rigidity at the crossing places. Secondly the wires 1) being oval as shown and laid upon one another and electrically welded,

soldered or otherwise similarly secured toarticle is produced of greatly enhanced commercial value in addition to effecting a sav ing in the quantity of spelter.

Iam of course aware that it is not new to form wire of oval or equivalent cross section and I am further aware that it is not new to form a woven wire fabricin which fiat, oval, elliptical or other wires are passed under and over to form mesh-work; and I wish it to be clearly understood that my invention is limited to a wire fencing in which the oval or like flattened wires are laid upon one another and electrically welded, soldered or similarly secured together at the crossing places.

' What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. As a new article of manufacture a wire fencing formed of oval wires laid upon one another and secured together at the crossing places substantially as herein set forth.

2. As a new article of manufacture a wire fencing formedof oval wires laid upon one another and electrically welded together at the crossing places substantially as herein set forth.

3. As a new article of manufacture a wire fencing formed of oval wires laid upon one another and secured together at the crossing places and subsequently galvanized substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANDREW WILLIAM STOREY.

Witnesses: I

JOSEPH BENNETT, HERBERT ROWLAND ABBEY. 

